Career Pathways

Business

There is an exciting increase of opportunities in the Business field waiting to be filled. Whether seeking a Certificate, Associates Degree or transfer to a four-year school the Business divisions have a vast array of Business related courses available. The courses are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to compete in the ever-changing and technologically advanced Business environment.

Available courses in the Business programs are accounting, business management, computer information, marketing, paralegal, real estate, banking, word processing and other business related programs.

These programs are designed to prepare the student to step out of the classroom and into the business office with the knowledge that will lead them to the top of the corporate ladder. Efforts are made to coordinate the courses with jobs by bringing to the classroom the latest information on business methods and employers’ needs. Education for professional business careers in management and ownership challenge the most capable students. The demand for well qualified employees continues to be greater than the supply.

Bakersfield College
Accounting (AA)
Administrative Office Assistant (AA)
Bookkeeping (Certificate of Achievement)
Business Administration (AA)
Business Communication (Certificate of Completion)
General Business (Certificate of Completion)
General Management (Certificate of Completion)
General Sales (Certificate of Completion)
Marketing (AA, Certificate of Achievement)
Office Assistant (Certificate of Completion)
Office Assistant (Certificate of Achievement)
Real Estate (AA, Certificate of Achievement)
Retail Management (Certificate of Achievement)

College of the Sequoias
Accounting (AS, Certificate)
Administrative Assistant (AS, Certificate)
Banking (Certificate)
Bookkeeping (Certificate)
Business (General) (AS, Certificate)
Business Management (AS, Certificate)
Computer Applications/Information Systems (Certificate)
Computerized Office Procedures (AS, Certificate)
Interpreter Certificate (Spanish) (Certificate)
Law Office Clerk/Receptionist (Certificate)
Legal Secretary (Certificate)
Marketing Management (Certificate)
Paralegal (AS, Certificate)
Real Estate (Certificate)
Word Processing (Certificate)

Columbia
Emphasis in Business Administration (Occupational) (AS)
Emphasis in Business Administration (Professional) (AS)
Accounting (AS, Certificate)
Management (AS)
Account Clerk (Certificate)
Management (Certificate)
Organizational Behavior (Certificate)
Payroll Clerk (Certificate)
Small Business Management (Certificate)
Tax Clerk (Certificate)

Fresno City
Accounting (AS, CA)
Accounting Clerk (CA)
Computerized Accounting (CC)
Business Management (AA, AS, CA)
Customer Relations Specialist (CA)
Retail Management (CA)
Call Center Telemarketing (CA)
Entrepreneurial Ventures (CC)
Small Business Management (CC)
Human Relations and Communications (CC)
Human Resources and Relations (CC)
Human Resource Management Assistant (CC)
Management and Supervision (CC)
Personal Finance (CC)
Business Finance and Investments (CC)
Business Finance and Accounting (CC)
Business Law (CC)
Computer Information Systems (AS)
Microcomputer Software Specialist (AS, CA)
Networking/Computer Technician (AS, CA)
Webmaster Major (AS, CA)
MCSE Networking (CA)
Microsoft Access (CC)
Microsoft Excel (CC)
Microsoft Office XP (CC)
Web Page Development (CC)
System Support Specialist (CC)
Business & Technology, Administrative Assistant Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Business Office Assistant (CC)
Business & Technology, Clerical Emphasis (AS, CA)
Business & Technology, Computer Applications Software (CC)
Business & Technology, Legal Administrative Assistant Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Medical Administrative Assistant Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Medical Billing Assistant (CC)
Business & Technology, Medical Billing Clerk Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Medical Receptionist Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Medical Transcriptionist Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Microsoft Work (CC)
Business & Technology, Office Professional Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Business & Technology, Word Processor Emphasis (AS, CA, CC)
Marketing (AS, CA)
Retail Management (CA)
Marketing & Advertising (CC)
Marketing & Retailing (CC)
Marketing & Sales Promotion (CC)
Paralegal (AS, CA)
Broker/Sales (AS, CA)
Escrow (AS, CA)
Housing Management (AS, CA)

Gavilan
Accounting (AA, CC)
Medical Office (AA)
General Business (AA, CC)
General Office Skills (AA, CC)
Marketing/Management (AA, CC)
Real Estate (AA, CC)
Business Computer Applications (AS, CC)
Economics (AS, CC)
Medical Office (CC)
Computerized Accounting – QuickBooks (CA)
General Office Accounting (CA)
Medical Billing (CA)
Medical Coding (CA)
Medical Office Procedures (CA)
Medical Terminology (CA)
Payroll Accounting (CA)

Hartnell
Business Administration (AA)
General Business (Certificate)
Business Office Technology/Accounting (Certificate)
Business Office Technology (AA)
Business Office Technology/Information Processing (Certificate)

Merced
Accounting (AA, CC)
Addiction Studies (AA, CC)
Business Administration (AA)
General Business (AA, CC)
Child Development (AA)
Computer Studies – Management Information Systems (AS)
Computer Studies – Computer Science (AS)
Corrections (AA, CC)
Criminal Justice (AA, CC)
Fire Technology (AA, CC)
Management, Merchandising (AA, CC)
Management, Small Business (AA, CC)
Management, Supervisory (AA, CC)
Paralegal Studies (AA, CC)
Real Estate (AA, CC)

Modesto
Accounting (AA, AS, Certificate)
Banking and Finance (AA, AS)
Bookkeeping (AA, AS, Certificate)
Business Administration (AA, AS)
Business Operations (AA, AS)
Marketing (AA, AS)
Real Estate (AA, AS, Certificate)
Supervisory Management (AA, AS)
Banking Management (Certificate)
Banking Services (Certificate)

Porterville
Business (AA)
Business Administration (AA)

Reedley
Accounting (AS, CA)
Accounting Assistant and Accounting Intern (CC)
Business Basics of Computers (CC)
Business Intern (CA, CC)
Call Center (CC)
Computer Literacy Brief Courses (CC)
Customer Service (CC)
Entrepreneur (CC)
Entry Level Management (CC)
File Clerk (CC)
Foods and Nutrition:  Foods Service Option (CC)
General Business (AS)
General Business:  Hospitality Management (CA, CC)
General Business:  Customer Service (CC)
General Business:  Business Intern (CA, CC)
General Office Secretarial (AS, CA)
General Office Secretarial:  Medical Administrative Assistant (AS)
Help Desk (CA)
Hospitality Management (CC, CA)
Information Systems (AS, CA)
Information Systems - Basics of Computers (CC)
Information Systems - Computer Familiarity Brief Courses (CC)
Information Systems - Computer Literacy Brief Courses (CC)
Information Systems - Help Desk (CA)
Information Systems - Programming for the Web (CA)
Information Systems - Networking (CA)
Information Systems - Web Design (CA)
Management (AS)
Management:  Entry Level Management (CC)
Management:  Managerial Assistant (CA)
Managerial Assistant (CA)
Medical Administration Assistant (AS)
Networking (CA)
Office Asst (CA)
Programming for the Web (CA)
Receptionist (CC)
Small Business Management:  Entrepreneur (CC)
Small Business Management (AS, CA)
Web Design (CA)
Word Proc (CC)
Office Technology:  Call Center Clerk (CC)
Office Technology:  File Clerk (CC)
Office Technology:  General Office Secretarial (AS, CA)
Office Technology:  General Office Secretarial - Medical Administration Assistant (CA)
Office Technology:  Office Assistant Option (CA)
Office Technology:  Receptionist (CC)
Office Technology:  Word Processing (CC)

San Joaquin Delta
Accounting (AS, Certificate)
Vocational Accounting (Certificate)
Tax Preparation (Certificate)
Banking and Finance (Certificate)
Bank Customer Service (Certificate)
International Business (Certificate)
Merchandising (Certificate)
Municipal Clerk (Certificate)
Real Estate (Certificate)
Retail Management (Certificate)
Supervision and Management (Certificate)
Transportation (Certificate)
Administrative Assistant (Certificate)
Data Entry (Certificate)
General Office (Certificate)
Office Management (AS, Certificate)
Information/Word Processing (Certificate)
Computer Science (AS, Certificate)
Computer Networking (Certificate)
Computer Operations (Certificate)
Computer Support/Microcomputer Specialist (Certificate)
Computer Programming (Certificate)
Computer Security (Certificate)
Computer Web Developer (Certificate)
Network Software (AS)

Taft
Business Administration (AA)
Accounting (AS, Certificate)
General Business (AS)

West Hills
Business (AA, AS, Certificate)
Business Administration (AS)
Bookkeeping (Certificate)
Business Management (Certificate)
Retail Business Management (Certificate)